Fact Sheets

Get the skinny on Canadian Beef

  • Did you know?

    1. There are approximately 60,000 farms and ranches with beef cattle across Canada.
    2. The average beef cow herd size in Canada is 69.
    3. There are a lot of small cattle farms with 39% of the farms having less than 47 cows.
    4. In 2016, Canada produced 3 billion pounds of beef, up 9.6% from 2015.
    5. Canadians eat 40.12 pounds (18.2 kg) of beef per person annually.
    6. Canada is the 12th largest beef exporting country in the world.
    7. Beef production contributed $16 billion to Canada’s economy (2012-2016 average).

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Organic Beef

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Understanding Antibiotics and Beef Cattle

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